SUMMER SONG

Another sunny summer day
   has now seen fit to come our way
   and brought along a deep blue sky
   that's beautiful to any eye

All the trees are fully dressed
   by heat of day not quite yet stressed
   their canopies give welcome shade
   a cool respite to sunny glade

A quiet walk through leafy green
   can lead to some sights seldom seen
   like turkey poults and velvet deer
   and all of spring's young creatures here

'Midst humid air that has grown hazy
    forest's denizens move slow and lazy
    the penalty for moving fast
    oft' being referred to as "past"

Yet in the shade near cool clear spring
    where peepers and the bullfrogs sing
   you still can catch a breath of air
   while resting there without a care

This time of year is full of sound
   as birds and bugs attempt to drown
   out rival suitors' mating calls
   hoping that their tunes a mate enthralls

Water loving plants are getting wilted
   for by rain they have been jilted
   perhaps a wondering thundershower
   will help them to regain their power

This season that's so full of life
   along with its inherent strife
   while stuffy and too full of heat
   will soon be recalled as being neat

For as August days run out of sand
   slight hints of fall soon come to hand